Abram and Lot Part Ways 1 DBY And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the south. BSB BSB: So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.
2 DBY And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. BSB BSB: And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
3 DBY And he went on his journeys from the south as far as Bethel; as far as the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai; BSB BSB: From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,
4 DBY to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first. And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah. BSB BSB: to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5 DBY And Lot also who went with Abram had flocks, and herds, and tents. BSB BSB: Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6 DBY And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together. BSB BSB: But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.
7 DBY And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land. BSB BSB: And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
8 DBY And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren. BSB BSB: So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen.
9 DBY Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left. BSB BSB: Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
Lot Proceeds toward Sodom 11 DBY And Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot went toward the east. And they separated the one from the other: BSB BSB: So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.
12 DBY Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tents as far as Sodom. BSB BSB: Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13 DBY And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah. BSB BSB: But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
God Renews the Promise to Abram 14 DBY And Jehovah said to Abram, after that Lot had separated himself from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward; BSB BSB: After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,
15 DBY for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever. BSB BSB: for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
16 DBY And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered. BSB BSB: I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
17 DBY Arise, walk through the land according to the length of it and according to the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee. BSB BSB: Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”
18 DBY Then Abram moved his tents, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. And he built there an altar to Jehovah. BSB BSB: So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.